VACANCY

Assistant Contract Manager 

At Glendale, we have a great opportunity for an Assistant Manager to join our Gatwick Airport team as we begin our new contract. 

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Most importantly, you will also be joining a company that can offer valuable career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

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Who are we?

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Glendale, a family-owned company since 1989,  is a market-leading, technology-focused, respected, environmental services provider. At the forefront of green service provision in the UK, Glendale has revenues of over £65m and is proud to say we have been awarded the 2025 Pro Landscape Business Awards Supreme Winner and the BALI Employer Excellence Award Winner for 2025.

Activities throughout the UK include grounds management, arboriculture, landscaping, estate management, vegetation control, woodland management, supply and relocation of plants and semi-mature trees, winter services and the management of sports facilities.

Committed to the environment, Glendale is a Carbon Neutral business that seeks to improve the environment through our activities and go above and beyond to ensure that the planet is not adversely affected by our business. From ensuring local parks and open spaces are maintained to a high standard, to tree safety through our arboricultural teams, to saving mature trees through our Civic Tree business and ensuring sustainable design through our landscape architecture practice. Glendale offered the full range of landscape services from one unique source of professionals.

For more information visit www.glendale-services.co.uk. 

The person

• As an Assistant Contract Manager, your organisational skills are unparalleled and you communicate effectively across all levels to reach targets, provide reports and manage employee records.

• Your people management skills help you manage expectations and build positive employee relations.

• Your proactivity comes into play to maintain productivity and client satisfaction

• As a responsible individual, you are able to manage accounts and production of weekly and monthly reports

• Your strategic outlook helps identify continuous improvements 

• A horticultural qualification and a good understanding of Microsoft Office / Google systems would be preferred

The Opportunity

• Organise staff and teams to deliver the service 

• Recruit both seasonal and permanent staff 

• Liaise with Client Officers 

• Oversee system compliance and quality checks 

• Organise teams and rotas

• Take a leading role in health and safety 

What can Glendale offer you?

• Competitive salary, company car and relocation support

• Generous annual leave

• Free gym membership for you and a nominated person

• Employee health cash plan

• Employee discount portal - discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending

• Pension scheme

• Company sick pay

• Genuine career progression

• Continuous professional development

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We are proud to be Equal Opportunity employers and are committed to inclusion and diversity

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment, as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.